The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-31
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Cases Appointed for Hearing.
Chicago People Asked for a Post.
ponement Until October.
Southern Express Co. Submits n CIR
cular 10 the Commission.
Gen. Black wouldn't Be Command
er.iA.Chief OF the q. A. II.
Tho President appoints Pref. q.
brown Gsode 20 He tho sur-
eessor OF the Late
Prof. BstId.

WARRINGTON, August S0-The par
ties TO come Of the cases spOoiOted for
hearing by the Interstate Commerce
Commission in Chicago about the
18th Of September, having ask,d for
pcs 'ponemsnt until October, 1t lie prob
able that the commission will give liza
assent, and that II will hold 10 public
sessions after concluding its labors at
Rutland, W., until the middle Of ssp.
tember. al which time II meets In Min
nespolis to hear . series 1 csseB re-
lating chic ny TO the movement Of
grain. 1t h expected tina. lie session
In Rutlsnd will cover three or four
days. The most important case 10 be
heard 10 one In which oil the Amer.
can trunk lines are presumably inter
ssted - against the Grand Trunk, the
allegation being substantially that the
latter, Q foreign corporation, 10 making
departures in the matter OF through as
compared with local rates from the
principal cities which, under the inter.
state Law. the American roads are com.
PEELED 10 heed. Mr.. W. h. Chisholm,
general counsel Of the Southern Ex.
press Company, has subm tied TO the
interstate Commerce Oom mission A
n,inted snawsr 10 a Circular com.
mnnlcation of the Commission.
in which apsver the company
aryuea that Il IA not legally bound 10
Inrniah sche1ules Of rate. II. laws tbe
ansasr IA a cornorstion e.tshl,shsd nm.
dar tbe laws Of ;eorsia n,iny v.sons
ys,l,oads stesmbosis' s,eamsbins ar i
cthsy vah,clss oi oonysyanca Tha
n,s of rsilrosd, has sIways besn ,he
snSiect ms,,sr nj sneci.i cnnt,.c,s
which a,ffsy i'm ,hely teyms ana con,
S,,ions and ara snh, -, m chavez ara
sh,o.a,,on AZ tbe viii NJ ths railroads
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t. "a snhm,t,.d d. lss,sistjon ~ :,
vs,ss ss,sbli.bed isgsl nrincInis,
shonld certsInlv mshe soms ysIa, ancs
10 ,ha lsv ar n,incinls to Iva chsnsad
val section sir of The Inter
state Law mot onlv eont.ins no
rsis,snce IN e.oresa oomnanIss bnt
dsrlares In nnsmbIyuous lsnSnsss
thst ia oroyisiona apnly only ts ,aII.
roads Ths sebednIes proyided 10,
ara Yaoul,sJ Ia stats The places an ,bs
railroad and contain ,be AUTHORIZATION
Of freight In force upon the same, and
copies Of the schedule are ftquilei "a
be kept In every ttaNooi o the tr'
press company says no railroad has
control over its railroad rates or cleeii
cation, and 10 has no ofiicrs or agents
In many Of the depole oil lines with
which II has cont acts The sixth
section, II 10 ayerfed, no more rtquiIef
pub ication oil schedules oil rates,
fIes, charges and classlfica ions by
express companies than by other Gus.
tomers Of railroads. Again, u 10 asked
how would II be practicable Tor the
respondent TO make joint contracts
with several railroad lines, with some
oil which IL may have percentage, aud
with Others space or tonnage con.
tracts. And what would be the con-
dillon oil respondent II forced TO make
lint contracts In case one or more Of
we nnsn ooseIV'u rL .ne oon,iac.s snu
n,oyisIons for ths n,o,sction Of tha I'M.
nocsnt y.Il line I'm snch oas. hnt no
nyoyIsIon n mad. lar The n,o,sct,on
~ tha s.nyesa comnanvn
.r-,-
"hS. BLAZE pohns WANT W.
Gan, John Z. Black, CommissioneI
OF Pensions. has been confined 70 hi,
house from an sttack OF rheumat em,
and has been compelled 10 cancel oil
engsgemsnts which would nee sssitate
his leaving TIE city during the coming
s,encs "a the nnhIIshsd s,a,smsni m a,